[Python-Dev] Lockstep iteration - eureka!

[Paul Prescod]

Just van Rossum wrote:
> 
> ...
>
>        for <index> indexing <element> in <seq>:
>            ...

 
Let me throw out another idea. What if sequences just had .items()
methods?

j=range(0,10)

for index, element in j.items():
    ...

While we wait for the sequence "base class" we could provide helper
functions that makes the implementation of both eager and lazy versions
easier.

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